Soh memorable – Rui Yong out to relive glory of 10 years ago at 2027 SEA Games


Dashing in blue: Singapore’s Soh Rui Yong warming up for a buka puasa social run at the Perdana Botanical Gardens on Friday. — ART CHEN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Singapore distance runner Soh Rui Yong hopes to return to the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur next year to mark a full-circle moment a decade after his memorable appearance at the 2017 edition in Malaysia.

Rui Yong, who won gold in the marathon event nine years ago in Putrajaya, is looking forward to running the 10,000m event next year when the SEA Games returns to Malaysia.

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